as in plans
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25
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as in designs
to work out the details of (something) in advance
blueprinted the schedule of events for the festival right down to the last detail
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Recent Examples of blueprints
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The items and blueprints for the items can be found in shops, claw machines, the flower basket crafting mission, the box of fortune, and the orb roll challenge.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The team compared the vessel’s size, along with the position of its masts and cargo holds, against blueprints of the Hōfuku Maru, built in 1919.
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Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
All were constructed between the 1920s and 1950s out of materials like limestone and fieldstone sourced from the local Northern Michigan area, without the use of blueprints.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The blueprints were drawn up by Uruguayan architect Álvaro Pérez Azar, who also sourced and restored local vintage pieces of furniture.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Yet, the slender fangjaw proves that the creatures that look like monsters might actually hold the blueprints for our future.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
State media also reported that blueprints provided by the mine did not match the site’s actual layout, complicating rescue operations, the outlet added.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
The state broadcaster also reported that blueprints provided by the coal mine did not match the actual layout, hampering rescue efforts.
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Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
The parallel Neusch was searching the home’s blueprints, combining with the CI to find an escape route for the sisters.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The items and blueprints for the items can be found in shops, claw machines, the flower basket crafting mission, the box of fortune, and the orb roll challenge.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The team compared the vessel’s size, along with the position of its masts and cargo holds, against blueprints of the Hōfuku Maru, built in 1919.
—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
All were constructed between the 1920s and 1950s out of materials like limestone and fieldstone sourced from the local Northern Michigan area, without the use of blueprints.
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Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2026
The blueprints were drawn up by Uruguayan architect Álvaro Pérez Azar, who also sourced and restored local vintage pieces of furniture.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Yet, the slender fangjaw proves that the creatures that look like monsters might actually hold the blueprints for our future.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
State media also reported that blueprints provided by the mine did not match the site’s actual layout, complicating rescue operations, the outlet added.
—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
The state broadcaster also reported that blueprints provided by the coal mine did not match the actual layout, hampering rescue efforts.
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Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
Verb
Recreating Rosebank’s Unique Facility IMD worked with Forsyth’s to create new stills, using archival still blueprints to build exact replicas of the original design.
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Chris Perugini,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprints
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Britain remembers well the fiasco of 2022, when then-Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a mass sell-off of bonds after presenting plans for huge unfunded tax cuts.
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In communities nationwide, officials said ICE canceled plans to convert commercial warehouses into large detention sites.
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Daniella designs her own pieces and also curates work from other quality Caymanian brands—a one-stop shop for the best of what this island produces.
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The same physician who designs the hairline at the morning consultation is still in the room placing grafts in the afternoon.
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Each issue is filled with breaking news, deep insights and exclusive strategies for becoming a better traveler.
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Researchers must be willing to modify protocols and strategies to address concerns and barriers to participation.
Verb
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While Burnham plots his next move, the UK government now enters a new period of uncertainty, potentially facing a sixth prime minister in seven years.
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An engineer plots a well’s falling output, fits a curve, and projects it forward.
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Lawmakers need to catch up to the other 20-plus states that have taken action to ban these programs and ensure patients like me can access necessary treatments.
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In the afternoon, students will partake in book clubs that read novels — a dying art in traditional public schools, driven in part by the increasing popularity of literacy curriculum programs that favor textbooks with short reading passages over whole books.
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The guy has not only been there since day one as host, but also charts the creative course of the franchise as executive producer and showrunner.
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Carganilla, meanwhile, is uniformly astonishing, a bright beam of feeling who charts Emily’s arc from hopeful to anguished with a conviction beyond her years.
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Other projects include a White House ballroom, a Triumphal Arch, and the restoration of fountains around the city.
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Since Universal acquired the film rights to Lego in 2020, the studio has announced several live-action projects from creatives like Jake Kasdan, Patty Jenkins and Joe Cornish, though none of those came to fruition.
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